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… country. In decades of investigating the development of visual cortex, Bear’s lab has discovered fundamental … of normal vision, the connections from that eye to visual cortex undergo a process called “long-term depression” … the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables …

… a seeming contradiction, study advances understanding of visual recognition memory Scientists have invested decades in … coin, paving the way for a long-sought understanding of “visual recognition memory” (VRM). VRM is the ability to … the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables …

… division across hemispheres Why does the brain split visual spatial perception between its hemispheres? A new … true than people realize: The brain not only splits up visual spatial perception—processing what’s on our left in … Linforth via Pixabay.com Research Article vision , visual system , working memory , attention Print Share In the media …

… connections, or synapses, during the development of the visual system in young mice. Wiring up the brain’s trillions of … brains of mice formed connections, or “synapses,” in the visual system. In the study, the team demonstrates that … Study finds circular RNA helps drive brain development visual cortex synapse formation synapse assembly synapse …

… the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables … development causes neural connections in the brain’s visual system to shift toward supporting the other eye, … can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia amblyopia vision visual cortex Visual System Neural Circuits Neural Plasticity …

… detailed mapping and modeling of thalamus inputs onto visual cortex neurons show brain leverages “wisdom of the … their diversity is what underlies these advantages. The visual thalamus, represented by the eye, conveys information from the eye to visual cortex, represented as the canopy of a tree. The trunk …

… to the two downstream regions they studied, the primary visual cortex (VISp) and the primary motor cortex (MOp), to … was the more ACA prompted VISp to sharpen the focus of visual information it represented, but ORB only chimed in if … or synapses, during the development of the visual system in young mice. Read more Research Article MIT imaging …

… when they knocked out the ability of astrocytes in the visual cortex of mice to produce a protein called “GABA … area. In the study in eLife , knocking out Gat3 in the visual cortex left neurons stewing in a soup of excess GABA … Gat out As neuroscientists have studied the brain’s visual system over many decades, neurons have claimed most of their …

… stimulated neural activity in an awake mouse through every visual cortex layer and notably the mysterious “subplate” … Communications , the team showed that as mice watched visual stimuli, their human observers could measure patterns … or synapses, during the development of the visual system in young mice. Read more Research Article MIT imaging …

… concepts via a structure shaped to mimic the limbic system. "Thought Assemblies" is part of MIT's and the Picower … where working memory is known to founder. In the visual cortex (V1), Picower Professor Mark Bear ’s lab has … important type of memory that impacts behavior. “Visual  recognition memory” helps us account for what we’ve …